Stephen Dinan

Facebook users allowed to share advice, tips on crossing border illegally

Facebook has acknowledged it allows people to share information on how to immigrate illegally or be smuggled into the U.S., saying it crafted the policy to give them a shot at asylum and prevent them from relying on human traffickers.

October 17, 2021

Feds announce $1 million reward to disrupt immigrant smuggling network from Afghanistan, Pakistan

The federal government announced two $1 million awards for information leading to the arrest of Abid Ali Khan or for disrupting the immigrant smuggling network authorities say he oversees in moving people from Pakistan and Afghanistan into the U.S.

October 14, 2021

Study undercuts sanctuary cities; fear of deportation doesn’t stop reporting of crimes

Immigrants report crimes at the same rate as native-born Americans, according to a new report that undercuts sanctuary cities' claims that cooperating with immigration authorities creates a "chilling effect," making migrants less likely to work with local police on their investigations.

October 14, 2021

EXCLUSIVE: DHS drafts plan to allow fraudsters to keep citizenship

Homeland Security is circulating a draft proposal that would severely curtail the department's attempts to strip citizenship from people who were naturalized based on fraud.

October 13, 2021

Surging inflation drives largest Social Security COLA hike in nearly 40 years

The one upside to surging inflation is that those getting some government checks will see bigger payments, with Social Security announcing a 5.9% cost-of-living adjustment Wednesday.

October 13, 2021

Video shows smuggler abandoning 7-year-old girl at U.S.-Mexico border fence

New video depicts a smuggler lowering a 7-year-old girl down the border wall on his back Tuesday morning, then abandoning her on the U.S. side.

October 12, 2021

DHS secretary orders ICE to stop targeting illegal immigrants at jobs

Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas issued new orders Tuesday halting ICE from going after large numbers of illegal immigrants at job sites, saying it is a waste of resources and actually helps unscrupulous employers abuse unauthorized workers.

October 12, 2021

Dems’ ‘Plan C’ for amnesty could protect 7.1 million illegal immigrants

As Democrats search for a way to legalize illegal immigrants in their massive budget bill, a new analysis Tuesday says they could grant a tentative foothold to some 7.1 million immigrants through the use of "parole" powers.

October 12, 2021

Americans want border jumpers to have to get COVID-19 vaccine

Americans may be divided on whether to impose a COVID-19 vaccine mandate on citizens, but when it comes to immigrants jumping the border illegally, there's little debate: Most people say the government should give them the vaccine.

October 12, 2021

Shiite militiaman reached U.S. posing as Iraqi refugee

An Iraqi man admitted to immigration fraud last week, saying he cheated America's refugee system by lying about his past as a member of an Iranian-funded Shiite militia in order to win asylum in the U.S.

October 11, 2021

Feds ran second-highest deficit ever in 2021: CBO

Uncle Sam ended fiscal 2021 deep in the red, the Congressional Budget Office said Friday, calculating the government ran a $2.8 trillion deficit, the second-worst on record.

October 8, 2021

GOP lawmakers challenge Biden’s ‘obsession’ with ending Trump border crackdown

Republican members of Congress blasted President Biden in a letter Friday over his administration's "weak border policies" and prodded him to start complying with a judge's order to restart the Trump-era "Remain in Mexico" policy.

October 8, 2021

Senate probe: Trump pushed DOJ on election fraud but had ‘no impact’ on operations

Former President Donald Trump made "relentless" efforts to get the Justice Department to dig into reports of election malfeasance in the wake of the 2020 vote, but the department's leaders said he did not pressure them into crossing any lines, according to two new Senate reports Thursday.

October 7, 2021

Kamala Harris faces pressure to deliver on amnesty

Activists are increasingly targeting Vice President Kamala Harris as they battle to inject a large amnesty for illegal immigrants into the Democrats' massive social safety net makeover, saying she has the power to make their dream a reality.

October 6, 2021

DHS pleads for department volunteers to process Afghans

Homeland Security's legal-immigration agency issued a plea for volunteers to help "parole" Afghans into the U.S., saying they're seeing "an increasing number of requests" from people still outside the U.S.

October 5, 2021

‘Humanitarian parole’: Outbreaks force feds to step up vaccinations of Afghan evacuees

More than 49,000 Afghan evacuees who have reached the U.S. have been vaccinated for chickenpox and measles, mumps and rubella (MMR), the Department of Homeland Security announced Monday, taking a victory lap after mass outbreaks had shut down airlift operations.

October 4, 2021

Supreme Court erases anti-border wall ruling, sends case back to lower courts

The Supreme Court on Monday erased a lower court ruling that had found against President Trump's border-wall emergency and sent the case back to the judge to take another look, given the "changed circumstances" with President Biden now in office.

October 4, 2021

Catch-and-release at border up more than 430,000% in August

In August 2020, the Trump administration managed something stunning. Border Patrol agents caught more than 47,000 illegal immigrants and immediately released just 10 of them into the interior. This August, under President Biden, the Border Patrol made more than 195,000 arrests and released 43,941 people -- an increase of more than 430,000%.

October 3, 2021

Court revives government’s powers to expel illegal immigrants during pandemic

A federal appeals court issued an order Thursday preserving the government's powers to expel illegal immigrants who jump the border during the pandemic.

September 30, 2021

DHS chief: Being in the U.S. illegally isn’t enough to earn deportation

Being in the country illegally is no longer enough to earn deportation, Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas said Thursday, releasing new guidelines that limit who ICE can target for arrest and ouster from the country.

September 30, 2021